Here’s another timber frame gable, this one forming a roof over a gate in Kyoto. The gate is a rather plain lattice, but the roof presents an interesting mix of shaped boards and rough wood.
Roofed gate. Kyoto
Detail of the roof.
A bamboo fence guards the edge of a stairway on the grounds of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita. Exposed like this, the bamboo will deteriorate and need to be replaced. You can buy artificial bamboo to replicate the look without the maintenance.
Short bamboo fence. Narita.
Detail of fence.
Exterior gate. Kyoto.
Frame and panel construction using an unidentified softwood. Unfinished.
Detail of a timber frame gable taken in Kyoto. Bridle joint and through mortise.